Reef Explorers
Experienced≤40 m

Channel Wakatobi

Dive site in Wakatobi, Indonesia

Current-swept channel for expert divers, with eagle rays, schooling barracudas and sharks patrolling the deeper parts.

Max depth
45 m
Level
Experienced
Best months
Mar–Dec
Entry
By boat
Current
Strong

The dive

A reef dive from a boat. Known for sharks, eagle rays and barracuda.

Who it's for

Experienced≤40 mSource: wakatobi.com

Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).

  • CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
  • Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
  • The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.

Conditions

Dive type
Reef
Environment
Open water
Water
Sea water

What you might see

  • Sharks
  • Eagle rays
  • Barracuda

Season in Wakatobi

  • Best
  • Good
  • Possible
  • Closed
  • Not documented yet

Best months: Mar–Dec.

Source: wakatobi.com

Where is Wakatobi?

View on OpenStreetMapLocation: Wakatobi Regency (Wikipedia)Map: Natural Earth

The point shows the Wakatobi area, not the exact dive site.

About this page

Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.

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